Friday, February 10th, 2012

Parenting Tips: Get a Parenting Resource that Fits with Both Your Head and Your Heart

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What’ the difference between an Admin, a Member, and an Invitee?
The creator of a group automatically has the privileges of an Administrator, scribed above. All others in the group are Members. Members can invite others to join the group. An Invitee is someone who has been sent an invitation to join the group, but has not yet accepted or declined the invitation.The Calendar helps members coordinate schedules and alert one another of upcoming events that might be of interest. Items posted in a Group Calendar are available to all members of that group. Items posted in My Calendar are available only to that member.

Should I just create one big group that I want to communicate and post pictures to?
Not necessarily. You can easily create a single post in My Pics, My Journal or My Calendar, and then use Ripple to share it with different groups. This way you can maintain smaller private groups with all people who know one other.The Calendar helps members coordinate schedules and alert one another of upcoming events that might be of interest. Items posted in a Group Calendar are available to all members of that group. Items posted in My Calendar are available only to that member. You can use Ripple to easily share items between calendars and make coordinating easier. All Calendars can be viewed by day, week, month or year.For the most part, flat spots on the back of the baby’s head go away a few months after the baby learns to sit up.

What are some Parenting Tricks and Tips?
Fundamentally, parents must understand that much more time/effort has to be invested in raising ADD children. A difficult concept for older generations to accept is that: There is no such thing as a “BAD CHILD” that lacks “DISCIPLINE”. ADD children require additional supports/training to enable them to be successful. Here are a few tricks and tips that I have assembled from various sources (including books, seminars and practice).The Calendar helps members coordinate schedules and alert one another of upcoming events that might be of interest.

Is there a risk of choking when my baby sleeps on his or her back?
No, babies automatically swallow or cough up fluids. Doctors have found no increase in choking or other problems in babies sleeping on their backs.Updates are sent to you according to your preferences set for each group. This can be as frequent as “Immediate,” for groups you want to actively monitor; it can also be set to Daily, Weekly, or Never.

What about side sleeping?
To keep your baby safest when he or she is sleeping, always use the back sleep position rather than the side position. Babies who sleep on their sides can roll onto their stomachs. A baby sleeping on his or her stomach is at greater risk of SIDS. Some infants may have health conditions that require them to sleep on their stomachs. If you are unsure about the best sleep position for your baby, be sure to talk to your doctor or nurse. is a website for moms, enabling them to connect with people and information via trusted relationships. MomJunction gives moms the ability to create and join online groups. The groups come with tools to coordinate schedules, exchange pictures and information, share wisdom and ask other moms for theirs, and even trade items.

What does Ripple mean?
Ripple is a special tool, at MomJunction that lets you quickly and easily share something with friends. You can use Ripple to move messages, pictures, or calendar items from one group to another, or to someone outside of MomJunction.

 

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